The organization was initially created to provide networking opportunities and support for minority lawyers in order to alleviate feelings of isolation
at large law firms in the city.
An experienced
partner at a large law firm had always maintained a respectable book of business — which was starting to suffer in the recent economic downturn.
He has practiced at major firms, had senior roles in - house, consulted to firms and law departments, and served in leadership
roles at large law firms.
Nobody at my large law firm seemed to think I was poorly dressed — I recall receiving compliments about looking fashionable in my last month.
Since that's true, where does one look for trial experience now, and will there be a shortage of experienced trial lawyers
soon at large law firms?
Even if it's a tenth of what you were
earning at a large law firm, that first month where you can actually pay yourself is unforgettable.
Before joining Orrick, Adam
worked at a large law firm in Washington, D.C. focusing on litigation, regulatory, and governmental relations at the federal and tribal levels of government.
Mr. Taylor
practiced at a large law firm in Chicago, where he represented multiple Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States in both federal and state courts.
As an example, Dolan mentions a partner
at a large law firm for whom the promise of a better life during her early retirement, still eighteen years away, kept her going.
That's the question Aderant has been hoping to answer through a series of discussion forums over the past month with firm
leaders at large law firms in New York (Skadden Arps), Chicago (Winston & Strawn), Atlanta (Troutman Sanders) and Los Angeles (Nossaman).
According to this article, «Early Exits,» an ABA study of women of
color at large law firms revealed that «they are being overlooked and undervalued» (ABA Journal, August 2006).
We are starting to see evidence of
innovation at larger law firms that share some of the features of the new platform businesses by delivering a suite of online services or «knowledge products.»
I have been in the work force for more than 30 years and only went to law school about seven years ago, but I did work
at a large law firm as the director of finance.
Lawyers,
even at the largest law firms, need to be able to engage in a dialogue with their clients about how they are using technology, data analytics, metrics, process improvement, and project management to delivery efficient, effective legal services and better outcomes.
Although the number of women entering the legal profession has steadily increased over the years, more senior positions
at larger law firms remain antiquated.
Albert is referring to the fact that The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) recently released statistics indicating that almost 80 percent of attorneys
at large law firms no longer work there five years later.
Between the late 1960's and the mid-2000's, the average starting salary for associates
at the largest law firms jumped from about $ 10,000 a year to a whopping $ 160,000 a year.
Based on analysis of law firm email send error rates, then if one
looks at a large law firm with perhaps hundreds, if not thousands, of lawyers and employees this could mean quite a large handful of potentially damaging information leaks occurring every month.
As I surf around the blawgosphere, I have noticed that it seems to be in vogue for solo and small firm attorneys to take
potshots at large law firms.
We discuss, among other questions, why there aren't more legal
bloggers at larger law firms, whether larger firms see value in blogging and whether bloggers by their nature tend not to fit with larger firms.
I take issue with so many aspects of the decision, from the cowardly way that it addresses a particular referral group, BNI, but doesn't mention it by name to the decision's failure to trust lawyers enough to exercise good judgment in making referrals to its willingness to ignore the same type of lawyer / non-lawyer networking activity that takes place every
day at large law firms...»